2015 Filipino film
| The Comeback | |
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 Film Poster | |
| Directed by | Ivan Andrew Payawal |
| Starring | Kaye Abad Sheena Ramos Valeen Montenegro Matt Evans |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
The Comeback is a 2015 Filipino independent comedy film. It was nominated for Best Film, Best Actress, and Best Director in the 2015 Cinema One Originals Film Festival, but failed to win any awards.
Plot
The story follows a 32-year-old formerly famous actress who loses everything in her life and decides to commit suicide. On the day she decides to kill herself, she receives a package containing four letters and a dead man's ashes.
Cast
- Kaye Abad as Angela
- Sheena Ramos as Beng
- Valeen Montenegro as Aurora
- Matt Evans
- Patrick Garcia
- Maria Isabel Lopez
Reception
Writing in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, entertainment editor Rito P. Asilo remarked on the "riotous ludicrousness" of this "wacky comedy" that "fail to say anything significant", while an ABS-CBN reviewer focused on the quality of the lead's acting, saying that "Kaye Abad shines in her role as Angela Velasco".
References
- "FULL LIST: Winners, Cinema One Originals Film Festival 2015". November 15, 2015.
- Rito P. Asilo, Cinema One fest yields pleasant surprises, frivolous duds, Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 27, 2015. Accessed December 12, 2016
- Rhea Manila Santos, Kaye Abad shines playing a 'laos' star in indie film The Comeback, abs-cbn.com, November 15, 2015. Accessed December 12, 2016.
External links
- The Comeback at IMDb
- http://www.philippineedition.com/2015/11/movie-kaye-abads-comeback-2015-cinema.html
- http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2015/11/06/1519024/list-cinema-one-originals-2015-competing-films
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